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last week i got a chance to return to canada's oil sand fields. never heard of them? the oil sands in alberta province contain the largest known oil deposit in the world, even bigger than saudi arabia, which makes our friendly neighbor to the north america's biggest supplier of imported oil today. the u.s. imports at least 1.5 million barrels crude oil each day from that field. that number is growing. u.s. lawmakers are taking notice of it. while i was in alberta last week republican senator lindsey graham of south carolina and two other senators -- a democrat and republican were giving a tour of the fields by the premier, the equivalent of a governor. graham told media outlets the oil sand are, quote, a natural treasure for canada and the united states and also said that they are a clear win/win. we've got shared values but we've also got shared needs, end quote. not everyone shares that view. the oil is mixed in the sand. it takes a lot of energy and water just to make it into the equivalent of crude oil. and that extra processing that it takes to refine oil from th
last week i got a chance to return to canada's oil sand fields. never heard of them? the oil sands in alberta province contain the largest known oil deposit in the world, even bigger than saudi arabia, which makes our friendly neighbor to the north america's biggest supplier of imported oil today. the u.s. imports at least 1.5 million barrels crude oil each day from that field. that number is growing. u.s. lawmakers are taking notice of it. while i was in alberta last week republican senator...
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Sep 30, 2010
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about 30 years ago, too, some guy in canada interviewed them. you can't tell that's the '80s, can you? that's getty. rush's bass player. he's the one with the big glasses and then on the right that's our john roberts and we are going to have their response to that interview three decades later in a little bit. when a friendship that goes way back and john got a chance to catch up with the old pals here in atlanta yesterday and it was like you guys hadn't had any distance. it is like you were right there 30 years ago. >> it's been so long since i've seen them. last time i saw them i was actually playing golf with alex in toronto. way north of atlanta. but it was just so great to get together with them. >> how was he then? >> even a part owner of a golf course now. >> that's when you become successful. >> playing to a 11 handicap. he said that buying a golf course is like a heroin addict buying a poppy field in afghanistan. feeds into the whole thing. the best way to describe these guys, they're basically just canadian. you know? they always have
about 30 years ago, too, some guy in canada interviewed them. you can't tell that's the '80s, can you? that's getty. rush's bass player. he's the one with the big glasses and then on the right that's our john roberts and we are going to have their response to that interview three decades later in a little bit. when a friendship that goes way back and john got a chance to catch up with the old pals here in atlanta yesterday and it was like you guys hadn't had any distance. it is like you were...
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in the guinness book of world records by topping the previous mark set at the university of alberta canada. the owner says he got the idea sitting around his dorm room. who doesn't love dodgeball. >>> angry about getting a parking ticket? the city of cambridge, massachusetts says just chill. in fact, just ohm. tickets come with envelopes that illustrate yoga positions so you can make that anger simply melt away. at least that's the theory. >> i think it's a waste of an envelope. if i know it's a tickets, i'm not looking at the poses. >> it's absolutely absurd. >> generally there was not a lot of money associated with doing this. most of the things are things we do anyway. >> i guess the idea was to make you feel good. officials hope to debunk the idea that parking tickets are a hostile action. obviously not anyone is that convinced. they want to know why do i have to pay this $25? >> i'm doing well. >> you had an interesting week, didn't you? >> i'm seeing this ecosavvy economic figure. a lot of folks don't realize this is the invention of this man here, ted turner. you had a chance to sit
in the guinness book of world records by topping the previous mark set at the university of alberta canada. the owner says he got the idea sitting around his dorm room. who doesn't love dodgeball. >>> angry about getting a parking ticket? the city of cambridge, massachusetts says just chill. in fact, just ohm. tickets come with envelopes that illustrate yoga positions so you can make that anger simply melt away. at least that's the theory. >> i think it's a waste of an envelope....
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i grew up in canada where the last time someone was executed for murder was 1962. dpnlt really deters crime. well, all of those sentiments from the canadian public coalesced into the complete elimination of capital punishment in 1976. but there are other reasons to eliminate capital punishment in the united states. the death row in the united states, very costly. they don't believe the death penalty deters murder and they're rated as one of the most inefficient uses of taxpayer money to fight crime. a report that was put out by the richard deeters group says maintaining people on death row and supporting propositions that likely will never be carried out is becoming increasingly expensive and harder to justify. looking back at theresa lewis's case she was convict and sentenced in 2002 for her crime and the significant cause of legal appeals. many appeals take much longer. his report says the money spent to preserve the system estimated to be $10 million per year makes the society safer. that's more food for thought. that's it for me. time now for "rick's list." >>>
i grew up in canada where the last time someone was executed for murder was 1962. dpnlt really deters crime. well, all of those sentiments from the canadian public coalesced into the complete elimination of capital punishment in 1976. but there are other reasons to eliminate capital punishment in the united states. the death row in the united states, very costly. they don't believe the death penalty deters murder and they're rated as one of the most inefficient uses of taxpayer money to fight...
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in the case of blackberry it routes data to servicers in canada. these proposals would force both of them to unscramble and intercept messages for the u.s. government here in the united states. india and saudi arabia have been heavily criticized to ban them because they claim the devigss e-mail encryption poses a national security risk. the u.s. threatened them for threatening the free flow of information. but apparently the u.s. government has no problem with authorities spying on blackberry customers. even bigger concern to the government though is peer to peer, instant messaging software, skype, that sort of thing. those kinds of messages are not routed through a central hub making it that much harder for the government to eavesdrop on suspects. the solution? force developers to insert a ready made back door in their software giving the government instant surveillance access whenever a judge orders it. critics say legally mandated back doors will be exploet ploited by hackers and compromise security. big issue here is the
in the case of blackberry it routes data to servicers in canada. these proposals would force both of them to unscramble and intercept messages for the u.s. government here in the united states. india and saudi arabia have been heavily criticized to ban them because they claim the devigss e-mail encryption poses a national security risk. the u.s. threatened them for threatening the free flow of information. but apparently the u.s. government has no problem with authorities spying on blackberry...
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the plane and its 273 passengers landed at stockholm airport based on a phone call out of canada. no explosives were found on board that flight. swedish authorities are now trying to track down the canadian caller. >>> vernon baker was the only living black world war ii vet to receive the coveted medal of honor. baker died in july. he was laid to rest friday at arlington national cemetery. his widow said he considered himself just a simple soldier. cnn's natasha barrett has more on this american hero. >> reporter: for years, vernon baker's wife didn't know what her husband accomplished in world war ii. baker's wife said he never spoke about the war until decades later, when the army lieutenant was awarded the medal of honor by president clinton. baker was the only living black world war ii veteran to receive the military's highest honor. >> 50 years he had to wait before he got the medal of honor. >> reporter: what do you think he would have said today? >> what he would have said, my husband was never a person for big crowds. he would have said, babe, here there are so many people
the plane and its 273 passengers landed at stockholm airport based on a phone call out of canada. no explosives were found on board that flight. swedish authorities are now trying to track down the canadian caller. >>> vernon baker was the only living black world war ii vet to receive the coveted medal of honor. baker died in july. he was laid to rest friday at arlington national cemetery. his widow said he considered himself just a simple soldier. cnn's natasha barrett has more on...
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. >> reporter: jeffrey canada and billionaire bill gates tell cnn they participated in the film because of their concerns. >> we have a school day that's too short, a school year that's too short and we have lots of teach here's should not be teaching. >> reporter: and to offer solutions for the future. >> today the internet gives you that opportunity to watch the best lectures in the world. they're out there for free. if you take advantage of those resources, you can be broader and deeper than any of the kids were in my generation. >> among 30 developed countries, we rank 25th in math and 21st in science, and almost every category we have fallen behind. >> when i watch these things, you have to have some skepticism. >> reporter: jay fernandez from the hollywood reporter says "super man" has more to do with aspiring change than assigning blame. >> the studio and filmmakers hope this doesn't just spark debate but sparks reform. >> reporter: fernandez says his greatest concern is that moviegoers guilt might actually keep them from buying a ticket. >> it's almost like i know this is out th
. >> reporter: jeffrey canada and billionaire bill gates tell cnn they participated in the film because of their concerns. >> we have a school day that's too short, a school year that's too short and we have lots of teach here's should not be teaching. >> reporter: and to offer solutions for the future. >> today the internet gives you that opportunity to watch the best lectures in the world. they're out there for free. if you take advantage of those resources, you can be...
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materials are purchased in america and canada, and our workforce, our local people. we have the opportunity to add more jobs locally. >> reporter: is the president's latest plan, a $200 billion tax break for businesses, is that what small businesses need right now? >> we need anything we can get. i would look into additional equipment to replace the equipment that we have now. >> reporter: would that mean hiring more workers? >> it would. it would allow us to put on a second shift. we currently have about 27 employees now. i hope to have 50 employees with the next two years. i'd like to modernize our production lines and get into a larger building. >> reporter: what do you think the government could do that it's not doing for small businesses? >> i think that as far as unemployment extensions go, they could limit the amount of extensions they put. we've had a help wanted sign out front for probably six months. people come in, they fill out applications, but ultimately we end up just signing their slip that they've been here, that they've looked for a job. >> reporter
materials are purchased in america and canada, and our workforce, our local people. we have the opportunity to add more jobs locally. >> reporter: is the president's latest plan, a $200 billion tax break for businesses, is that what small businesses need right now? >> we need anything we can get. i would look into additional equipment to replace the equipment that we have now. >> reporter: would that mean hiring more workers? >> it would. it would allow us to put on a...
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the cloud canopy from canada, down to florida, and in between that we've got a lot of rainfall. as a matter of fact, i'll show you this for now. this is 24-hour rainfall for wilmington, north carolina. 7.33 inches. jacksonville to the west, 5 1/2. you add up the last four days we got over 20 inches of rain. so that's a record. and it's still raining in this area. on top of that, we've got a little bit of twist in the atmosphere and that's calling -- making for some threat for tornadoes. but flooding is a main issue. check out some of this video coming to us from our friends at hurricanetrack.com. mark out there taking pictures to the west of wilmington and along the inlet there. yeah, some white caps, you've got boats tied up having a hard time and some coastal flooding, not a whole lot of river flooding. this area has been pretty much in drought conditions. we're not looking for a tremendous amount of river flooding but we have a lot of street flooding and there are a few neighborhoods that are flooding and this rainfall continues to make its way to the north and with that we h
the cloud canopy from canada, down to florida, and in between that we've got a lot of rainfall. as a matter of fact, i'll show you this for now. this is 24-hour rainfall for wilmington, north carolina. 7.33 inches. jacksonville to the west, 5 1/2. you add up the last four days we got over 20 inches of rain. so that's a record. and it's still raining in this area. on top of that, we've got a little bit of twist in the atmosphere and that's calling -- making for some threat for tornadoes. but...